Proposed 2014-15 Budget of $67,690,729 is a budget to budget increase of 1.81%.

Proposal: -maintains current programs and services

-maintains current fee schedule for community use of facilities

-calls for an increase in teaching staff of up to 9 positions, mainly at lower grades where enrollment is expected to rise. Administration, clerical and maintenance staff will remain the same or decrease slightly. (Overall staff has been reduced by 75 people since 2008-09 due to declining enrollment and to reduce expenditures. Enrollment is beginning to rise, future cuts will impact class size and program.)

Challenges - Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) is $2 million in 2014-15, these are funds that are subtracted after state aid is calculated. GEA has cut $12 million since 2009. GEA, unfunded mandates such as the teacher/administrator APPR law and the purchase of computers for online testing are the biggest challenges we faced in developing the budget.

A “super majority” is needed to pass the budget (60% of those voting).